Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Yesterday Christ Our Rock went to Indian Hills for a tri-match. Waltonville won the event shooting 181 followed by NCOE 192 and then the Stallions with a 199. Parker Boehne eagled #6 on his way to sho...

Salem Soccer kicks off their season this weekend. They have eighty-four players across six teams from first to eight grade. On Saturday, the third and fourth grade boys will travel to New Baden at 9:0...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Spencer Strider pitched six strong innings and William Contreras hit a three-run double as the streaking Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 11-4. Atlanta has won four str...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Ian Happ hit two two-run homers for Chicago's only hits, and the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in 10 innings. Happ hit a drive off Matt Bush in the seventh and a tiebreaking sho...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jeremy Clements won a crash-filled Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway early Saturday for his second career victory and first since 2017. This one came aft...

The Salem Fire Protection District has announced plans for its annual 9/11 Memorial Observance. It will be held in Bryan Memorial Park on Saturday, September 10th. This year's event will feature a "Ru...

Solar power was the main topic of discussion at the monthly meeting of the Centralia High School Board of Education. The board gave Superintendent Dr. Chuck Lane authority to negotiate toward final ap...

Centralia Police have arrested a Centralia man for possession of methamphetamine and resisting a peace officer. Douglas Johnson of West 7th was taken to the Marion County Jail. 32-year-old Sarah Niebe...

A 41-year-old Salem man received apparent minor burns to his arms in a flash fire that occurred Thursday afternoon while he was repairing a car in the alley behind the 400 block of East Bennett. Salem...

The Marion County Highway Department has closed the bridge on Kell Road over Skillet Fork for a lead paint abatement project. Highway Engineer Mike McCormick says the project includes lead paint remov...